You speak for a great many who cannot, Geoff, this is raw and powerful, a tribute to the attention you have given to caring for the child. True, for now he is coy and uncooperative, but a time will come, shortly, and he will remember, and will smile for you.

For me the portion of this poem that spoke the loudest was your fear of the silence ďa quiet stampedeĒ A brilliant line disclosing how loud and crushing silence is. Thanks for sharing with us; Iíll look forward to more of your sharing through your poetry

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"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself... And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity." - Paulo Coelho

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